
桜川-(Male and female chorus)
(The fusion of traditional Japanese music from the Showa era with modern light metal shakuhachi, the subtle nuances of the koto, the complex rhythmic percussion on the strings, the melancholic atmosphere, the irregular rhythmic variations, the harmonics on the strings, and the resounding vibrato of scales create a tense resonance—all the musical elements that can express Japanese sorrow are combined together—integrating a modern Japanese sad and melancholic melody. The perfect arrangement and (((a heartfelt duet between male and female singers))).

桜川-(Male and female chorus)
(The fusion of traditional Japanese music from the Showa era with modern light metal shakuhachi, the subtle nuances of the koto, the complex rhythmic percussion on the strings, the melancholic atmosphere, the irregular rhythmic variations, the harmonics on the strings, and the resounding vibrato of scales create a tense resonance—all the musical elements that can express Japanese sorrow are combined together—integrating a modern Japanese sad and melancholic melody. The perfect arrangement and (((a heartfelt duet between male and female singers))).
Lyrics
一番
灰色の前掛け
煙が 指に残る
湯のみの縁に
細い ひびひとつ
軒下で 風鈴
誰も 何も言わず
胸にしまった想いは
折り鶴のように 壊れた
二番
春は 重なり
校庭は 薄紅
教壇の外で
あなたを 見ていた
名を書いては
消しゴムで 消して
夢の中でも
声を ひそめた
サビ
桜川は 流れて
時代を 連れてゆく
言えなかった やさしさ
ありがとう
物語の 隅で
ただ 寄り添って
何も 交わさず
花だけが 震えてた
三番
夏の 縁日
仮面の その下で
あなたは くまの人形
私に 差し出した
赤い提灯
重く 揺れて
花火は 空を満たし
明日は 照らさなかった
四番
秋風 ラジオ
大きな 合言葉
母の 涙を
のみこんだ
握った 拳で
世界は 変わると
列の 先頭で
あなたは 叫んだ
サビ
桜川は 流れて
血の色を 映し
別れの ホームで
恋を 知った
窓に 映る顔
見つめたまま
誰も 真実を
先には 言えなかった
間奏(語りを想定)
冬は 長く
白い便箋
途中で 折れたペン
滲む インク
遠い 国境
あなたは 向こう
私は 声を失くし
布を 焼いた
五番
静かな 朝
軍歌は 止み
ラジオの声
途切れた
古い 着物をほどき
荒い 縫い目
鏡の中の私は
もう 少女じゃない
ラストサビ
桜川は 今日も
変わらず 流れ
痛みさえ 抱いて
生きてゆく
許されない 夢を
胸にしまい
失うことを
覚えていく
エンディング
新しい 駅で
時計を 見つめ
出せなかった 一行が
胸で ほどける
桜は 散り
光は 古い写真
美しく
少し 悲しい
時だけが
通り過ぎていく
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English
First verse
A gray apron
Smoke remains on my fingers
A thin crack on the edge of the teacup
Wind chimes ring under the eaves
No one says a word
The feelings I harbored in my heart
Break like a folded paper crane
Second verse
Spring overlaps
The schoolyard is pale pink
I watched you from outside the podium
I wrote your name
Erased it with an eraser
Even in my dreams
I hushed my voice
Chorus
The Sakura River flows
Taking the passage of time
There is a kindness I couldn't express Thank you
In the corner of the story, we just huddled together, without exchanging anything, and only the flowers trembled.
Verse 3
At the summer festival, beneath your mask, you handed me a teddy bear.
The red lantern swayed heavily. Fireworks filled the sky, but they didn't illuminate tomorrow.
Verse 4
Autumn wind, radio. A loud password. I swallowed my mother's tears.
With a clenched fist, the world will change. At the front of the line, you shouted
Chorus
The Sakuragawa River flows,
reflecting the color of blood.
On the platform where we parted,
I learned about love.
Staring at the face reflected in the window,
No one could tell the truth
first.
Interlude (assuming narration)
Winter is long.
White letter paper.
A pen broke mid-way through.
Ink smudges.
Distant border.
You are on the other side.
I lost my voice and burned the cloth.
Fifth verse
Quiet morning.
The military song stopped.
The voice on the radio
stopped.
An old kimono Unraveling
Rough stitches
In the mirror, I'm no longer a young girl
Last chorus
The Sakuragawa River flows unchanged today
Even embracing the pain
I continue to live
Storing unforgivable dreams
In my heart, I learn to lose
Ending
At a new station
Staring at the clock
The group I couldn't express
Unraveling in my heart
The cherry blossoms have fallen
The light is like an old photograph
Beautiful
A little sad
Only time
passes by
